Or: Use less dependencies
Or: Use less dependencies
Posted Apr 22, 2026 17:13 UTC (Wed) by jpeisach (subscriber, #181966)Parent article: Dependency-cooldown discussions warm up
One dependency can pull in tons of other dependencies, which can pull in tons of others. If left unchecked and unmaintained, this leaves the door open to malicious code just sitting unnoticed.
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